2024 Adelaide Football Club season

Adelaide Football Club

2024 AFL season
Coach	Matthew Nicks
Captain(s)	Jordan Dawson
Home ground	Adelaide Oval
Home & Away	15th (8-1-14)
Finals	DNQ
Leading goalkicker	Darcy Fogarty (41 goals)
Highest home attendance	52,106 (round 8)
Lowest home attendance	29,802 (round 16)
Average home attendance	41,421
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The 2024 Adelaide Football Club season was the club's 34th season of senior competition in the Australian Football League (AFL).

It was the Crows' second season captained by Jordan Dawson and their fifth year coached by Matthew Nicks. The senior men's season, held between March 16 and August 24, finished with only 8 wins from 23 matches, with the team failing to qualify for finals. ^[1] The women's side played their ninth season in the AFLW in 2024, for the first time under co-captains Sarah Allan and Ebony Marinoff. The Crows won 8 of their 11 matches, but lost a preliminary final for the third consecutive year. The reserves side played their tenth season in the SANFL in 2024, and their first captained by Jack Madgen. After 8 wins, the SANFL side narrowly missed out on finals only a year after consecutive preliminary finals exits.

Overview

Adelaide's 2024 season overview

League	Captain	Coach	Home ground	W-D-L	Ladder	Finals	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
AFL	Jordan Dawson	Matthew Nicks	Adelaide Oval	8-1-14	15th	DNQ	Jordan Dawson, Ben Keays	Darcy Fogarty (41)
AFLW	Sarah Allan, Ebony Marinoff	Matthew Clarke	Norwood Oval, Unley Oval	8-0-3	4th	Preliminary finals	Ebony Marinoff	Caitlin Gould (20)
SANFL	Jack Madgen	Michael Godden	Adelaide Oval	8-0-10	6th	DNQ	Kieran Strachan	Lachlan Gollant (29)

Men's squad

Players are listed by guernsey number, and 2024 statistics are for AFL regular season and finals series matches during the 2024 AFL season only. Career statistics include a player's complete AFL career, which, as a result, means that a player's debut and part or whole of their career statistics may be for another club. Statistics are correct as of round 24 (25 August 2024) and are taken from AFL Tables.

No.	Name	AFL debut	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	Games (AFC)	Goals (AFC)	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Chayce Jones	2019	16	6	90	23	90	23
2	Ben Keays (vc)	2016 (Brisbane)	23	34	105	80	135	91
3	Sam Berry	2021	18	4	56	12	56	12
4	Lachlan Murphy	2018	17	7	114	74	114	74
5	Matt Crouch	2014	15	0	158	30	158	30
6	Daniel Curtin	2024	7	3	7	3	7	3
7	Riley Thilthorpe	2021	7	14	53	58	53	58
8	Josh Rachele	2022	22	30	56	70	56	70
9	Rory Sloane	2009	0	0	255	136	255	136
10	Luke Pedlar	2021	4	1	30	27	30	27
11	Charlie Edwards	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Jordan Dawson (c)	2017 (Sydney)	22	10	67	26	131	60
13	Taylor Walker	2009	18	29	278	641	278	641
14	Jake Soligo	2022	23	6	58	22	58	22
15	Brayden Cook	2021	15	12	27	15	27	15
16	Max Michalanney	2023	23	0	45	0	45	0
17	Will Hamill	2020	7	0	45	1	45	1
19	Zac Taylor	2024	9	4	9	4	9	4
20	Mitch Hinge	2019 (Brisbane)	22	2	61	6	65	7
21	Chris Burgess	2019 (Gold Coast)	7	7	7	7	43	21
22	Oscar Ryan	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Izak Rankine	2020 (Gold Coast)	15	29	35	63	82	122
24	Josh Worrell	2021	13	0	30	0	30	0
25	Ned McHenry	2020	8	3	68	32	68	32
26	Harry Schoenberg	2020	4	3	61	22	61	22
27	Luke Nankervis	2023	20	1	24	1	24	1
28	Nick Murray	2021	9	0	55	1	55	1
29	Rory Laird	2013	23	2	247	30	247	30
30	Wayne Milera	2016	3	0	99	29	99	29
31	Billy Dowling	2024	9	4	9	4	9	4
32	Darcy Forgarty	2018	23	41	102	158	102	158
33	Brodie Smith (vc)	2011	15	0	262	71	262	71
34	Elliott Himmelberg	2018	9	8	50	49	50	49
35	James Borlase	2023	10	1	14	1	14	1
36	Karl Gallagher	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	Patrick Parnell	2022	1	0	17	0	17	0
38	Lachlan Sholl	2020	20	12	74	25	74	25
39	Toby Murray	—	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	Hugh Bond	2024	7	0	7	0	7	0
41	Jordon Butts	2020	15	0	75	0	75	0
43	Reilly O'Brien (vc)	2016	21	2	121	14	121	14
44	Lachlan Gollant	2021	4	1	16	13	16	13
45	Kieran Strachan	2020	2	1	7	1	7	1
48	Mark Keane	2020 (Collingwood)	21	0	26	0	31	0

Bold = 2024 games and goals leaders

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes	Ref.
Head coach	Matthew Nicks		[2]
Assistant coaches	Scott Burns (forwards)	Senior assistant	[3]
	Nathan Van Berlo (midfielders)
	Jack Hombsch (defence)		[3] [4]
	Sam Baulderstone (rucks)		[5]
Development coaches	Marco Bello	Head of development	[6]
	Michael Godden	Current head coach of Adelaide's SANFL team.
	Andrew McPherson		[4]
	Chelsea Randall	Current player with Adelaide's women's team.
	Matthew Wright	Academy development

Squad changes

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2024 season.

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via	Ref.
3	Fischer McAsey	Key defender / utility	St Kilda City (SFNL)	Retirement	[7] [8]
11	Paul Seedsman	Wingman	—	Retirement	[9]
39	Tom Doedee	Key defender	Brisbane Lions	Restricted free agent	[10]
23	Shane McAdam	Small forward	Melbourne	Trade	[11]
21	Tyler Brown	Midfielder	Box Hill (VFL)	Delisted	[12]
6	Jackson Hately	Midfielder	Essendon (VFL)	Delisted	[12]
36	Andrew McPherson	Defender	—	Delisted	[12]
42	Tariek Newchurch	Small forward	North Adelaide (SANFL)	Delisted	[12]
38	James Borlase	Key defender	Adelaide	Delisted	[13]
17	Will Hamill	Half-back / wingman		Delisted	[14]

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via	Ref.
21	Chris Burgess	Key forward / utility	Gold Coast	Trade	[15]
6	Daniel Curtin	Key defender / utility	Claremont	No. 8, 2023 national draft,	[16]
11	Charlie Edwards	Midfielder	Sandringham Dragons	No. 21, 2023 national draft	[17]
22	Oscar Ryan	Medium defender	Murray Bushrangers	No. 27, 2023 national draft	[18]
17	Will Hamill	Half-back / wingman	Adelaide	No. 9, 2024 rookie draft	[19]
38	James Borlase	Key defender		No. 20, 2024 rookie draft	[19]
36	Karl Gallagher	Medium defender	Monaghan GAA	Category B rookie signing	[20]

Men's AFL season

Main article: 2024 AFL season

Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2024 practice match and AFL Community Series fixtures

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result
Friday, 23 February (5:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	14.9 (93)	14.9 (93)	Match drawn	Alberton Oval	[21]
Saturday, 2 March (2:40 pm)	West Coast	17.15 (117)	7.8 (50)	Won by 67 points	Richmond Oval	[22]

Regular season

Adelaide's 2024 AFL season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores
0	Bye
1	Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm)	Gold Coast	8.12 (60)	8.6 (54)	Lost by 6 points	Carrara Stadium (A)	11,466	10th	[23]
2	Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm)	Geelong	11.11 (77)	14.12 (96)	Lost by 19 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	44,758	13th	[24]
3	Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm)	Fremantle	9.15 (69)	4.10 (34)	Lost by 35 points	Perth Stadium (A)	51,037	15th	[25]
4	Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm)	Melbourne	8.15 (63)	10.18 (78)	Lost by 15 points	Adelaide Oval (N)	48,020	15th	[26]
5	Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm)	Carlton	14.14 (98)	16.4 (100)	Won by 2 points	Docklands Stadium (A)	46,284	14th	[27]
6	Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm)	Essendon	11.9 (75)	10.18 (78)	Lost by 3 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	46,700	15th	[28]
7	Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm)	North Melbourne	12.9 (81)	20.18 (138)	Won by 57 points	Bellerive Oval (A)	4,727	12th	[29]
8	Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	12.6 (78)	5.18 (48)	Won by 30 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	52,106	12th	[30]
9	Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm)	Brisbane Lions	13.12 (90)	13.12 (90)	Match drawn		40,278	12th	[31]
10	Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm)	Collingwood	12.6 (78)	11.8 (74)	Lost by 4 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	63,935	13th	[32]
11	Sunday, 26 May (4:10 pm)	West Coast	21.11 (137)	5.8 (38)	Won by 99 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	40,965	12th	[33]
12	Saturday, 1 Jun (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	16.11 (106)	12.8 (80)	Lost by 27 points	Melbourne Cricket Ground (A)	36,086	14th	[34]
13	Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm)	Richmond	10.11 (71)	12.7 (79)	Lost by 8 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	37,342	15th	[35]
14	Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm)	Sydney	10.7 (67)	16.13 (109)	Lost by 42 points		41,535	15th	[36]
15	Bye							15th	Bye
16	Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	13.16 (94)	12.6 (78)	Won by 16 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	29,802	14th	[37]
17	Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	14.13 (97)	13.8 (86)	Lost by 11 points	The Gabba (A)	30,183	15th	[38]
18	Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm)	St Kilda	10.11 (71)	5.9 (39)	Won by 32 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	34,549	14th	[39]
19	Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm)	Essendon	17.11 (113)	17.13 (115)	Won by 2 points	Docklands Stadium (A)	36,020	14th	[40]
20	Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm)	Hawthorn	8.10 (58)	19.10 (124)	Lost by 66 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	41,823	15th	[41]
21	Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm)	Geelong	13.12 (90)	13.7 (85)	Lost by 5 points	Kardinia Park (A)	28,000	15th	[42]
22	Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm)	Western Bulldogs	17.9 (111)	9.18 (72)	Won by 39 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	39,177	15th	[43]
23	Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	11.14 (80)	8.10 (58)	Lost by 22 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	52,459	15th	[44]
24	Saturday, 24 August (7:40 pm)	Sydney	18.13 (121)	13.12 (90)	Lost by 31 points	Sydney Cricket Ground (A)	36,491	15th	[45]

Home and away match summaries

Round 1 Adelaide lost their first game of the 2024 AFL season to Gold Coast by 6 points in wet weather conditions. Gold Coast led for the entire match and Adelaide looked very poor, until a late fourth-quarter comeback spearheaded by Josh Rachele and former Sun Izak Rankine gave the Crows a glimpse of hope. Chris Burgess played his first game for the club after being traded from Gold Coast to Adelaide in the 2023 trade period. [15] [23] Round 1 Saturday, 16 March (7:10 pm) Gold Coast def. Adelaide People First Stadium (crowd: 11,466) Report 3.2 (20) 5.4 (34) 7.9 (51) 8.12 (60) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 1.1 (7) 1.2 (8) 3.4 (22) 8.6 (54) Umpires: Howorth, Meredith, Jones, McGinness Brownlow Votes: 3 Rowell, 2 Miller, 1 Ballard Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 2: Ainsworth, Rosas Jr 1: Humphrey, Rowell, Anderson, T. Berry Goals 3: Rachele 2: Keays, Rankine 1: S. Berry Flanders, Anderson, Miller, Rowell Best Crouch, Laird, Worrell, Rachele Nil Injuries Pedlar (nose), Butts (foot) Budarick (rough conduct), Rosas Jr (headbutt) Reports Nil Chris Burgess club debut Round 2 Round 2 marked Adelaide's first game scheduled on a Friday in almost two years. Adelaide came into this game as favourites, despite losing their opening game and Geelong winning theirs. However, Adelaide lost by 19 points with another late comeback falling short due to wasted chances in front of goal. [24] Round 2 Friday, 22 March (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Geelong Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,758) Report 3.2 (20) 5.5 (35) 8.7 (55) 11.11 (77) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 6.3 (39) 7.5 (47) 12.7 (79) 14.12 (96) Umpires: Rosebury, Stephens, Fleer, Gianfagna Brownlow Votes: 3 Stewart, 2 Miers, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 2: Walker, Rankine, Fogarty, Burgess 1: Soligo, Rachele, O'Brien Goals 4: Hawkins 3: Miers 2: O. Henry, Cameron 1: Stengle, Mannagh, Close Crouch, Dawson, Hinge, Laird, Worrell, O'Brien Best Stewart, Miers, Dangerfield, Hawkins, Blicavs, Holmes Nil Injuries Dangerfield (hamstring) Nil Reports Parfitt (tripping) Lachlan Murphy 100th game Round 3 This was Adelaide's first time playing against Fremantle in Perth since 2019. Competitive for most of the game, Adelaide were overrun in the final quarter to lose by 35 points. Round 3 Friday, 29 March (4:20 pm) Fremantle def. Adelaide Optus Stadium (crowd: 51,037) Report 2.2 (14) 4.7 (31) 5.12 (42) 9.15 (69) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.5 (17) 3.5 (23) 4.8 (32) 4.10 (34) Umpires: Haussen, Deboy, Dore, Rebeschini Brownlow Votes: 3 Young, 2 Pearce, 1 Ryan Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 2: Amiss, Taberner, Walters 1: Treacy, Frederick, Banfield Goals 1: Burgess, Sholl, McHenry, Keays Young, Pearce, Ryan, Clark, Fyfe, Walters Best Crouch, Keane, Soligo, Laird, Dawson Nil Injuries Milera (knee), Murphy (knee) Brodie Smith 250th game [46] Round 4 For the second consecutive year, Adelaide hosted the opening game of Gather Round, this time hosting Melbourne. The final margin of 15 points was flattering to the Crows, who were comprehensively defeated across the ground thanks to former Crow Simon Goodwin's coaching. Christian Petracca was the best player on the ground, while young Jake Soligo was impressive for Adelaide. [47] Round 4 (Gather Round) Thursday, 4 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Melbourne Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,020) Report 2.5 (17) 3.8 (25) 6.9 (45) 8.15 (63) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.0 (12) 6.7 (43) 10.13 (73) 10.18 (78) Umpires: Meredith, Williamson, Fleer, Rodger Brownlow Votes: 3 Petracca, 2 Fritsch, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 2: Fogarty 1: Rankine, Laird, Walker, Keays, Dawson, Rachele Goals 3: Fritsch 2: Pickett, van Rooyen 1: Petty, Petracca, Chandler Soligo, Dawson, Laird, Keane Best Petracca, Gawn, May, Fritsch, McVee, Lever Parnell (shoulder) Injuries Nil Nil Reports van Rooyen (striking), Pickett (rough conduct) Adelaide's winning record up to this point of the season is their worst since 2020. Round 5 Adelaide won their first game of the season in round 5, largely credited to Matthew Nicks and the variety in his midfield, rotating players such as Jordan Dawson and Rory Laird out and Jake Soligo and Izak Rankine in. Lachlan Gollant was substituted off for the fourth quarter and replaced by Sam Berry, who kicked the winning goal with just over a minute of regulation time remaining. [48] This was Adelaide's first win in Melbourne since 2021. Round 5 Saturday, 13 April (4:35 pm) Carlton def. by Adelaide Marvel Stadium (crowd: 46,283) Report 5.1 (31) 8.2 (50) 11.9 (75) 14.14 (98) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 4.0 (24) 7.2 (44) 12.3 (75) 16.4 (100) Umpires: Rosebury, Williamson, Dore, Adair Brownlow Votes: 3 Walsh, 2 Soligo, 1 Rankine Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 4: Curnow 2: McKay 1: Pittonet, Owies, E. Hollands, Fantasia, Durdin, Cripps, Cottrell, Acres Goals 4: Walker 3: Rankine, Keays 2: Rachele 1: Gollant, Dawson, Cook, Berry Walsh, Curnow, McKay, Cripps, Acres Best Rankine, Soligo, Walker, Keays, Rachele, Hinge Cerra (hamstring, replaced in side by Pittonet), Saad (hamstring), McGovern (hamstring) Injuries Butts (hamstring) Nil Reports Dawson, Crouch (rough conduct) Adelaide's first win in Melbourne since 2021. Round 6 For the third time in less than a year, a late non-decision from the umpires cost Adelaide a chance at winning the game (the first against Collingwood, and the second most famously against Sydney). The morning following the game, the AFL conceded that a free kick should have been awarded to Taylor Walker for a tackle laid on Sam Draper, giving Walker a chance to kick a goal after the siren and win the game. [49] Walker acknowledged that the umpiring decision was frustrating, but also concedes that the Crows' performance was "unacceptable". [50] Round 6 Friday, 19 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide def. by Essendon Adelaide Oval (crowd: 46,700) Report 2.2 (14) 5.4 (34) 9.5 (59) 11.9 (75) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.4 (16) 5.9 (39) 8.14 (62) 10.18 (78) Umpires: Haussen, Stevic, Toner, Adair Brownlow Votes: 3 Merrett, 2 Martin, 1 Dawson Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 2: Dawson, Keays 1: Walker, Jones, Fogarty, Soligo, Rachele, McHenry, Rankine Goals 2: Jones, Langford 1: Gresham, Parish, Hobbs, Stringer, Merrett, Martin Dawson, Soligo, Hinge, O'Brien Best Merrett, Martin, Caldwell, Hobbs, Gresham Berry (foot) Injuries None Rankine (rough conduct), Keane (tripping), Dawson (umpire contact) Reports None Round 7 Round 7 (AFL ANZAC Appeal Round) Saturday, 27 April (1:45 pm) North Melbourne def. by Adelaide Blundstone Arena (crowd: 4,727) Report 2.3 (15) 6.4 (40) 7.7 (49) 12.9 (81) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 5.5 (35) 11.9 (79) 16.12 (108) 20.18 (138) Umpires: O'Gorman, Brown, Rebeschini, Jones ANZAC Spirit Award: Jordan Dawson Brownlow Votes: 3 Laird, 2 Dawson, 1 Rankine Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 3: Zurhaar 2: Larkey, Duursma 1: Wardlaw, Tucker, Powell, Lazzaro, Davies-Uniacke Goals 4: Rankine 3: Cook 2: Walker, Keays, Himmelberg 1: Sholl, Pedlar, McHenry, Laird, Jones, Fogarty, Dawson Sheezel, McKercher, Davies-Uniacke, Xerri Best Dawson, Laird, Sholl, Cook, Walker Nil Injuries Pedlar (shoulder) Mitch Hinge 50th game Round 8 Draftee Dan Curtin made his long-awaited AFL debut, while Smith and Butts returned from injury. [51] Prior to the game, the all-time Showdown record was tied at 27 apiece. The game commemorated Rory Sloane, who had announced his retirement earlier in the week. [52] Adelaide's home attendance of 52,106 was their biggest home attendance since 2016. Round 8 (Showdown LV) Thursday, 2 May (7:00 pm) Adelaide def. Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,106) Report 5.0 (30) 7.2 (44) 9.4 (58) 12.6 (78) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 3.4 (22) 3.7 (25) 4.11 (35) 5.18 (48) Umpires: Foot, Fisher, Stevic, Deboy Showdown Medal: Jake Soligo Brownlow Votes: 3 Soligo, 2 Butters, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 3: Rankine 2: Fogarty, Walker 1: Cook, Keays, McHenry, Rachele, Sholl Goals 2: Horne-Francis 1: Dixon, Marshall, Rioli Soligo, Rankine, Crouch, Michalanney, Worrell, Walker Best Horne-Francis, Wines, Butters, Bergman Nil Injuries Georgiades (knee), Jones (leg), Rozee (hamstring), Marshall (ankle) Rachele (umpire contact) Reports Nil Dan Curtin AFL debut Matt Crouch 150th game Round 9 The last three minutes were played with scores level, and the game ended in a draw — the second of the 2024 AFL season. It was Adelaide's first draw since 2017 (which was against Collingwood at the MCG), their first at home, and the third in their history. [53] It was Brisbane's first since 2009. Round 9 Sunday, 12 May (3:30 pm) Adelaide drew with Brisbane Lions Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,278) Report 3.5 (23) 6.9 (45) 9.11 (65) 13.12 (90) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 4.2 (26) 6.7 (43) 9.10 (64) 13.12 (90) Umpires: Haussen, Fleer, Dore, McGinness Brownlow Votes: 3 Rankine, 2 Dawson, 1 Zorko Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 4: Fogarty 3: Rankine 2: Walker, Himmelberg 1: Rachele, Sholl Goals 4: Ah Chee 2: Morris 1: Cameron, Hipwood, Lohmann, McCluggage, Daniher, Berry, Dunkley Dawson, Rankine, Fogarty, Soligo, Crouch, Laird Best Andrews, McCluggage, Dunkley, Payne, Berry Worrell (arm) Injuries Nil Keane (striking) Reports Prior (umpire contact) The draw marks the first drawn home game in the club's history, and the club's third draw overall. Round 10 Izak Rankine, who designed the Indigenous guernsey worn, starred with 30 disposals and a late goal of the year contender dribbled from the boundary, but a Jordan De Goey set shot was the winning score for Collingwood. [32] With less than 30 seconds left, Rankine kicked the ball inside the forward 50, but was pinged for running too far. Controversy stirred as fans began to think it was the fourth game-costing decision in less than a year, but Fox Footy measured that Rankine did indeed run farther than his allocated 15 meters. [54] Round 10 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round) Saturday, 18 May (1:45 pm) Collingwood v Kuwarna MCG (crowd: 63,935) Report 4.2 (26) 8.2 (50) 11.4 (70) 12.6 (78) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 3.1 (19) 6.3 (39) 8.5 (53) 11.8 (74) Umpires: Donlon, Power, Toner, Heffernan Brownlow Votes: 3 De Goey, 2 N. Daicos, 1 Noble Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 2: Pendlebury, McInnes, De Goey 1: Schultz, Richards, Noble, Hill, Hoskin-Elliot, Crisp Goals 2: Rachele, Fogarty 1: Walker, Sholl, Murphy, Himmelberg, Cook, Rankine, Hinge N. Daicos, Pendlebury, De Goey, Crisp, Noble, J. Daicos Best Rankine, Dawson, Crouch, Hinge, Keane, Soligo Hoskin-Elliot (hamstring), McInnes (concussion) Injuries Rankine (hamstring) Sullivan (umpire contact) Reports Crouch (umpire contact) The attendance of 63,925 is Kuwarna's second highest-ever home-and-away attendance. Only the 2023 equivalent fixture against Collingwood at the MCG had a higher attendance. Round 11 Kuwarna dominated this match, and despite the effort and talent of number-one draft pick Harley Reid, Kuwarna dominated until the final siren, falling short of a 100-point margin by mere seconds. [33] Round 11 (Sir Doug Nicholls Round) Saturday, 26 May (4:10 pm) Kuwarna def. Waalitj Marawar Adelaide Oval (crowd: 40,965) Report 7.4 (46) 13.5 (83) 18.9 (117) 21.11 (137) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 0.2 (2) 3.5 (23) 4.7 (31) 5.8 (38) Umpires: Foot, Gavine, Whetton, Jones Brownlow Votes: 3 Dawson, 2 O'Brien, 1 Laird Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 3: Jones 2: Walker, Rachele, Fogarty, Keays, Dawson, Cook 1: Soligo, Sholl, Schoenberg, O'Brien, Murphy, Burgess Goals 1: J. Williams, Waterman, Reid, Darling, Cripps Dawson, Sholl, Jones, Fogarty, Laird, Crouch Best Kelly, McGovern, Yeo, Reid, Barrass Nil Reports Hough (tripping) Round 12 Hawthorn kicked the first four goals of the game, and the Crows were not able to regain a lead, extending their winless streak at the MCG (starting in 2017 and spanning nine games) until at least 2025. Matthew Nicks described the loss as "as bad as we've played all year". [34] Round 12 Saturday, 1 June (1:45 pm) Hawthorn def. Adelaide MCG (crowd: 36,086) Report 5.4 (34) 7.5 (47) 12.9 (81) 16.11 (107) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.2 (14) 2.6 (18) 7.6 (48) 12.8 (80) Umpires: Dalgleish, Meredith, Dore, Bailes Brownlow Votes: 3 Moore, 2 Newcombe, 1 Day Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 5: Moore 3: Gunston 2: Ginnivan 1: Reeves, Nash, Macdonald, Hardwick, Dear, Breust Goals 3: Cook, Burgess 2: Fogarty 1: Sholl, Schoenberg, Murphy, Jones Moore, Day, Ginnivan, Newcombe, D'Ambrosio, Scrimshaw Best Crouch, Hinge, Soligo, Borlase, Sholl, O'Brien Nil Injuries Walker (back), Crouch (shoulder) Jiath (headbutt) Reports Nil Round 13 Debutant Billy Dowling, James Borlase, and Strachan all kicked their first AFL goals, but five goals in a row for the 17th-seeded Richmond in the third quarter was too much to overcome. [35] The performance resulted in heavy scrutiny towards Matthew Nicks and the entire club. [55] Leigh Montagna agreed with coach Nicks' comments that the Crow's performance was "clearly lacking confident after a disappointing showing." [56] Round 13 Thursday, 6 June (7:00 pm) Adelaide def. by Richmond Adelaide Oval (crowd: 37,342) Report 2.4 (16) 5.6 (36) 7.8 (50) 10.11 (71) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 3.4 (22) 5.5 (35) 11.6 (72) 12.7 (79) Umpires: Haussen, Hosking, Fleer, Bailes Brownlow Votes: 3 Dawson, 2 Bolton, 1 Short Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 3: Fogarty 2: Rachele 1: Strachan, Schoenberg, Murphy, Dowling, Borlase Goals 3: Cumberland 2: McIntosh, Mansell, Campbell 1: Baker, Broad, Koschitzke Michalanney, Nankervis, Dawson, Hinge, Keane, Fogarty Best Baker, Short, Nankervis, Brown, Balta, Bolton Strachan (groin) Injuries Prestia (calf) Nil Reports Koschitzke (striking) Billy Dowling AFL debut Jake Soligo 50th game Round 14 Joel Amartey of the Swans, whose previous best goal tally was four, kicked four in the second quarter to keep the Swans in the contest going into half time. He kicked another four in the third quarter, effectively leaving Adelaide behind in the contest. Amartey finished with a career-best nine goals, the most any player had kicked in a game up to that point in the season. [36] Round 14 Saturday, 15 June (7:00 pm) Adelaide def. by Sydney Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,535) Report 4.2 (26) 7.4 (46) 9.6 (60) 10.7 (67) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.3 (15) 6.6 (42) 12.9 (81) 16.13 (109) Umpires: O'Gorman, Deboy, Brown, Gavine Brownlow Votes: 3 Amartey, 2 Gulden, 1 Grundy Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 2: Fogarty, Rankine 1: Cook, Dawson, Keays, Rachele, Soligo, Sholl Goals 9: Amartey 2: Adams, Heeney 1: McDonald, Papley, Ch. Warner Laird, Hinge, Soligo, Rankine, Sholl Best Amartey, Grundy, Gulden, Heeney, Adams Nil Reports McLean (rough conduct) Round 15 Bye Round 16 Following the mid-season bye, coach Nicks was confident for the clash against bogey-team Greater Western Sydney, [57] who the Crows had only beaten once up to this point of Nicks' four-year tenure. [58] When defender Chayce Jones suffered an injury at training the day before the game, a late change was made to include Zac Taylor in the game day squad for his debut. [59] He was the substitute, and came on for Brayden Cook at three-quarter-time. Round 16 Saturday, 29 June (7:00 pm) Adelaide def. Greater Western Sydney Adelaide Oval (crowd: 29,802) Report 2.6 (18) 9.9 (63) 10.14 (74) 13.16 (94) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 4.0 (24) 5.0 (30) 8.3 (51) 12.6 (78) Umpires: Power, Haussen, Dalgleish, Bryce Brownlow Votes: 3 Dawson, 2 Whitfield, 1 Keays Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 3: Fogarty 2: Keays, Rachele, Rankine, Walker 1: Dowling, Sholl Goals 3: Greene 2: Hogan, Kelly, Riccardi, Ward 1: Cumming Rankine, Keays, Hinge, Dawson, Fogarty, Rachele Best Whitfield, Kelly, Ward, Himmelberg, Green, Briggs Berry (umpire contact) Reports Nil Zac Taylor AFL debut Round 17 An incident involving Izak Rankine and Brandon Starcevich of the Brisbane Lions in the first quarter resulted in a concussion to Starcevich and a four-match ban to Rankine. Adelaide fell short despite a late charge, resulting in another close finish between the two clubs. [38] Round 17 Sunday, 7 July (4:10 pm) Brisbane Lions def. Adelaide The Gabba (crowd: 30,183) Report 4.2 (26) 8.6 (54) 12.7 (79) 14.13 (97) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.2 (14) 6.3 (39) 9.5 (59) 13.8 (86) Umpires: Mollison, Whetton, Bryce, Strybos Brownlow Votes: 3 Neale, 2 Rayner, 1 Dawson Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 3: Neale, Rayner 2: Cameron 1: Morris, Lohmann, Hipwood, Dunkley, Ashcroft, Ah Chee Goals 4: Keays 2: Walker, Rankine, Himmelberg, Fogarty 1: Soligo Neale, Dunkley, McInerney, Wilmot, Ashcroft Best Laird, Keays, Keane, Walker, Sholl, Rankine Starcevich (concussion) Injuries Hinge (adductor) Nil Reports Rankine (rough conduct), Laird, Keays (umpire contact), Keane (tripping) Sam Berry 50th game Josh Rachele 50th game Round 18 Adelaide stormed home on a rainy Adelaide night over St Kilda, who scored just one goal in the second half. Riley Thilthorpe, in his first game since being injured pre-season, kicked two final-quarter goals to seal the game. [39] Round 18 Saturday, 13 July (7:00 pm) Adelaide def. St Kilda Adelaide Oval (crowd: 34,549) Report 2.1 (13) 5.5 (35) 6.10 (46) 10.11 (71) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 3.3 (21) 4.7 (31) 5.8 (38) 5.9 (39) Umpires: Brown, Nicholls, Jones, McGinness Brownlow Votes: 3 Laird, 2 Dawson, 1 Steele Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 2: Sholl, Thilthorpe 1: Dowling, Fogarty, Himmelberg, Keays, Murphy, Rachele Goals 2: Sharman, Wood 1: Phillipou Dawson, Laird, Sholl, Keays, Taylor Best Marshall, Phillipou, Wanganeen-Milera, Clark Nil Injuries Battle (leg) Berry, Soligo (umpire contact), Rachele (kicking) Reports Clark, Jones, Steele (umpire contact) Hugh Bond AFL debut Nick Murray 50th game Ben Keays 100 club games. This milestone also marks a club record, with Keays' 100th consecutive game overtaking Scott Thompson's record of 99 consecutive club games. Round 19 Zac Taylor kicked his first AFL goal as one of eight consecutive second-quarter goals for Adelaide. Essendon responded with the next five goals in a high-scoring affair. Ben Keays, who kicked a career-best five goals, assisted Josh Rachele in kicking a last-minute goal to lead by four points. Adelaide won by two points in an upset victory to keep their slim hopes for finals qualification alive. [40] Round 19 Friday, 19 July (7:40 pm) Essendon def. by Adelaide Marvel Stadium (crowd: 36,020) Report 3.2 (20) 7.5 (47) 15.8 (98) 17.11 (113) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.3 (15) 11.4 (70) 13.10 (88) 17.13 (115) Umpires: Power, Gavine, Findlay, Wallace Brownlow Votes: 3 Keays, 2 Merrett, 1 Durham Television broadcast: Channel 7 / Fox Footy 3: Cox 2: Jones, Caddy, Langford, Gresham 1: Durham, Stringer, Draper, Caldwell, Merrett, Redman Goals 5: Keays 4: Fogarty 3: Rachele 2: Thilthorpe 1: Dowling, Taylor, Berry Redman, Merrett, Durham, Langford, Cox Best Keays, Laird, Fogarty, Hinge, Soligo Caldwell (head) Injuries Murray (knee), Butts (foot), Dawson (head) Caddy, Guelfi (rough conduct) Reports Keays (rough conduct) This marks the first time that Adelaide have beaten Essendon under coach Matthew Nicks, and the first time for the club since 2017. [60] Round 20 Round 20 Sunday, 28 July (3:40 pm) Adelaide def. by Hawthorn Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,823) Report 5.6 (36) 6.6 (42) 6.8 (44) 8.10 (58) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 5.0 (30) 9.3 (57) 13.8 (86) 19.10 (124) Umpires: O'Gorman, Stephens, Brown, Fleer Brownlow Votes: 3 Day, 2 Newcombe, 1 Macdonald Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 3: Walker 2: Thilthorpe 1: Rachele, Keays, Murphy Goals 2: Watson, Newcombe, Dear, Chol, Sicily, Ginnivan, Breust, Macdonald 1: Moore, Impey, Day Soligo, Sholl, Laird, Walker Best Day, Newcombe, Impey, Nash, Macdonald Nil Injuries Jiath (shoulder) Michalanney (striking, melee), Jones, Nankervis (melee) Reports Macdonald, Maginness, Watson (melee) Elliott Himmelberg 50th game Round 21 Round 21 Saturday, 3 August (4:35 pm) Geelong def. Adelaide Kardinia Park (crowd: 28,939) Report 3.4 (22) 7.5 (47) 10.8 (68) 13.12 (90) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.2 (14) 6.3 (39) 11.5 (71) 13.7 (85) Umpires: Donlon, Johanson, Brown, Bailes Brownlow Votes: 3 Cameron, 2 Soligo, 1 Stewart Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 6: Cameron 2: Mannagh 1: Humphries, O. Henry, Neale, Bruhn, Stengle Goals 3: Thilthorpe, Rachele 2: Walker 1: Keays, Fogarty, Soligo, Murphy, Sholl Cameron, Bruhn, Stewart, Atkins, Dangerfield Best Dawson, Soligo, Sholl, Rachele, Thilthorpe, O'Brien De Koning (knee) Injuries Nil Riley Thilthorpe 50th game Round 22 Round 22 Sunday, 11 August (3:40 pm) Adelaide def. Western Bulldogs Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,177) Report 5.2 (32) 9.6 (60) 14.7 (91) 17.9 (111) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 1.4 (16) 4.10 (34) 6.14 (50) 9.18 (72) Umpires: Haussen, Brown, Howorth, Whetton Brownlow Votes: 3 Berry, 2 Fogarty, 1 Dawson Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 5: Fogarty 3: Keays 2: Curtin, Thilthorpe, Rachele 1: Walker, Rankine, Dawson Goals 2: Bontempelli 1: Ugle-Hagan, Williams, Treloar, Richards, McNeil, English, Darcy Dawson, Fogarty, Keays, Sholl, Crouch, O'Brien Best Bontempelli, Treloar, Liberatore, Darcy, English Walker (eye) Injuries Nil Nil Reports Bontempelli (umpire contact), Duryea (rough conduct) Darcy Fogarty 100th game Round 23 Round 23 (Showdown LVI) Saturday, 17 August (7:00 pm) Port Adelaide def. Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 52,459) Report 2.3 (15) 4.9 (33) 6.12 (48) 11.14 (80) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 2.5 (17) 6.6 (42) 6.10 (46) 8.10 (58) Umpires: Johanson, Stevic, Chamberlain, Hefferman Showdown Medal: Zak Butters Brownlow Votes: 3 Butters, 2 Horne-Francis, 1 Crouch Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 2: Horne-Francis, Rioli, F. Evans, Byrne-Jones 1: Boak, Burgoyne, Butters Goals 2: Fogarty, Rankine 1: Hinge, Keays, Rachele, Thilthorpe Butters, Horne-Francis, Rozee, Wines, Burgoyne Best Dawson, Crouch, Hinge, Berry, Worrell Jones (achilles) Injuries Rankine (concussion) Houston, Ratugolea (rough conduct), Dixon (striking), Butters, Rozee, Mead (melee) Reports Crouch (striking), Rachele, Nankervis (melee) Round 24 Round 24 Saturday, 24 August (7:40 pm) Sydney def. Adelaide SCG (crowd: 36,491) Report 7.4 (46) 13.6 (84) 17.10 (112) 18.13 (121) Q1 Q2 Q3 Final 6.3 (39) 7.5 (47) 9.9 (63) 13.12 (90) Umpires: O'Gorman, Whetton, Jones, Jankovskis Brownlow Votes: 3 Roberts, 2 Gulden, 1 Warner Television broadcast: Channel 7 (SA) / Fox Footy 3: Parker, McDonald 2: Gulden, Amartey, Blakey 1: Warner, Rowbottom, Rampe, Melican, McLean, Florent Goals 3: Thilthorpe, Taylor 2: Walker 1: Curtin, Nankervis, Keays, Dawson, Berry Gulden, Blakey, Parker, Roberts, Mills Best Dawson, Soligo, Thilthorpe, Keays, Taylor Nil Injuries Nil Nil Reports Nil

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney	23	17	6	0	2242	1769	126.7	68	Finals series
2	Port Adelaide	23	16	7	0	2011	1752	114.8	64
3	Geelong	23	15	8	0	2164	1928	112.2	60
4	Greater Western Sydney	23	15	8	0	2034	1864	109.1	60
5	Brisbane Lions (P)	23	14	8	1	2130	1747	121.9	58
6	Western Bulldogs	23	14	9	0	2171	1736	125.1	56
7	Hawthorn	23	14	9	0	2090	1763	118.5	56
8	Carlton	23	13	10	0	2151	1952	110.2	52
9	Collingwood	23	12	9	2	1991	1943	102.5	52
10	Fremantle	23	12	10	1	1964	1755	111.9	50
11	Essendon	23	11	11	1	1892	2024	93.5	46
12	St Kilda	23	11	12	0	1748	1758	99.4	44
13	Gold Coast	23	11	12	0	1925	1943	99.1	44
14	Melbourne	23	11	12	0	1785	1812	98.5	44
15	Adelaide	23	8	14	1	1906	1923	99.1	34
16	West Coast	23	5	18	0	1594	2339	68.1	20
17	North Melbourne	23	3	20	0	1619	2550	63.5	12
18	Richmond	23	2	21	0	1505	2364	63.7	8

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Mens' summary

Awards and Milestones

AFL Awards

• 2024 22under22 team – Josh Rachele ^{[61] [62]}

• Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award – Reilly O'Brien ^[63]

AFL Award nominations

• AFLPA MVP Nominees – Jordan Dawson, Ben Keays, Izak Rankine
• AFLPA Best First-Year Player Nominee – Dan Curtin
• AFLPA Best Captain Nominee – Jordan Dawson
• AFLPA Most Courageous Player Nominee – Max Michalanney

• 2024 AFL Rising Star Nomination – Luke Nankervis (Round 13) ^[64]

• 2024 22under22 44 man squad – Max Michalanney ^[61]
• 2024 22under22 44 man squad – Jake Soligo ^[61]

Milestones

• Round 1 – Chris Burgess (club debut) ^[15]
• Round 2 – Lachlan Murphy (100 games)
• Round 3 – Brodie Smith (250 games) ^[46]
• Round 5 – Jordan Dawson (50 club games)
• Round 5 – Izak Rankine (100 career goals)
• Round 7 – Mitch Hinge (50 career games)
• Round 8 – Dan Curtin (AFL debut) ^[65]
• Round 8 – Matt Crouch (150 games)
• Round 9 – Josh Rachele (50 goals)
• Round 13 – Billy Dowling (AFL debut) ^[66]
• Round 13 – Jake Soligo (50 games)
• Round 16 – Zac Taylor (AFL debut) ^[59]
• Round 17 – Sam Berry (50 games)
• Round 17 – Josh Rachele (50 games)
• Round 18 – Hugh Bond (AFL debut)
• Round 18 – Nick Murray (50 games)
• Round 18 – Ben Keays (100 club games)
• Round 19 – Darcy Fogarty (150 goals)
• Round 20 – Elliott Himmelberg (50 games)
• Round 21 – Riley Thilthorpe (50 games, 50 goals)
• Round 22 – Darcy Fogarty (100 games)

Women's squad

Updated to preliminary final vs Brisbane, 2024 (24 November)

No.	Name	AFL debut	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	Games (AFC)	Goals (AFC)	Games (AFL career)	Goals (AFL career)
1	Caitlin Gould	2020	13	20	61	54	61	54
2	Eloise Jones	2018	3	2	69	43	69	43
3	Brooke Boileau	2024	4	0	4	0	4	0
4	Zoe Prowse	2022 (S6)	14	0	33	2	33	2
5	Rachelle Martin	2020	13	2	59	16	59	16
6	Hannah Munyard	2020 (Western Bulldogs)	12	3	44	5	47	6
7	Keeley Kustermann	2022 (S7)	12	1	14	2	14	2
8	Najwa Allen	2020	1	0	45	0	45	0
9	Deni Varnhagen	2017	5	0	38	6	38	6
10	Ebony Marinoff (c)	2017	14	4	93	15	93	15
11	Sarah Goodwin	2022 (S7) (Port Adelaide)	14	0	27	0	32	0
12	Chelsea Biddell	2020	14	1	62	5	62	5
13	Kiera Mueller	2022 (S7)	10	0	27	0	27	0
14	Stevie-Lee Thompson	2017	14	1	88	25	88	25
15	Danielle Ponter	2019	14	16	72	82	72	82
16	Taylah Levy	2023	13	5	16	5	16	5
17	Madison Newman	2020	14	2	53	9	53	9
18	Brooke Smith	2023	2	0	3	0	3	0
19	Jess Waterhouse	2022 (S7)	3	0	15	5	15	5
20	Tamara Henry	–	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Lily Tarlington	2024	2	0	2	0	2	0
23	Niamh Kelly	2020 (West Coast)	14	4	35	11	58	16
24	Amy Boyle-Carr	2024	6	0	6	0	6	0
25	Teah Charlton	2021	11	3	59	11	59	11
26	Chelsea Randall	2017	14	10	74	32	74	32
27	Abbie Ballard	2022 (S6)	4	1	28	8	28	8
28	Brooke Tonon	2022 (S6)	13	2	30	2	30	2
32	Jess Allan	2018	12	2	29	2	43	2
33	Anne Hatchard	2017	14	4	88	30	88	30
39	Sarah Allan (c)	2017	14	0	83	0	83	0

Bold = 2024 games and goals leaders

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Notes	Ref.
Head coach	Matthew Clarke	Former AFL player for Adelaide	[67]
Assistant coaches	Courtney Cramey	Midfield coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide
	Jack Madgen	Forward coach Current SANFL player for Adelaide	[68]
	Marijana Rajčić	Defense coach Former AFLW player for Adelaide	[69]
	Kieran Strachan	Ruck coach Current AFL player for Adelaide
Development coaches	Hannah Button	Former AFLW player for Adelaide	[69]
	Renee Forth	Former AFLW player for Adelaide	[68]
	Emma Sampson

Squad changes

The following off-season changes were made to the squad prior to the 2024 season.

Out

No.	Name	Position	New Club	via	Ref.
9	McKenzie Dowrick	Forward	Woodville-West Torrens	Delisted	[70]
3	Amber Ward	Medium defender	North Adelaide	Delisted	[70]
31	Yvonne Bonner	Forward	—	Retired	[71]
22	Lisa Whiteley	Utility	—	Retired	[71]
21	Montana McKinnon	Ruck	Richmond	Trade	[72]
6	Hannah Button	Midfielder	West Adelaide	Delisted	[73]

In

No.	Name	Position	Previous Club	via	Ref.
3	Brooke Boileau	Medium defender	South Adelaide	No. 22, 2023 national draft	[74]
20	Tamara Henry	Midfielder	Western Jets	No. 28, 2023 national draft	[74]
21	Lily Tarlinton	Key forward	Bond University	No. 34, 2023 national draft	[74]
24	Amy Boyle-Carr	Midfielder	Sligo Rovers	2023 rookie signing	[75]

Women's AFLW season

Pre-season matches

Adelaide's 2024 match simulation and pre-season fixtures

Date and local time	Opponent	Scores			Venue	Ref.
		Home	Away	Result
Sunday, August 11 (1:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	5.4 (34)	8.10 (58)	Won by 24 points	Central Oval, Port Augusta	[76]
Sunday, August 18 (1:00 pm)	Carlton	7.8 (50)	5.8 (32)	Won by 18 points	Unley Oval	[77]

Regular season

Adelaide's 2024 AFL Women's season fixture

Week	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores
1	Saturday, 31 August (7:15 pm)	Port Adelaide	5.5 (35)	7.7 (49)	Won by 14 points	Alberton Oval (A)	5,194	7th	[78]
2	Sunday, 8 September (3:05 pm)	Fremantle	0.6 (6)	5.9 (39)	Won by 33 points	Fremantle Oval (A)	2,669	3rd	[79]
3	Sunday, 15 September (12:35 pm)	Hawthorn	9.4 (58)	4.8 (32)	Won by 26 points	Unley Oval (H)	3,142	2nd	[80]
4	Sunday, 22 September (12:35 pm)	Essendon	9.8 (62)	4.5 (29)	Won by 33 points		2,311	1st	[81]
5	Sunday, 29 September (3:05 pm)	Brisbane Lions	5.5 (35)	5.3 (32)	Lost by 2 points	Springfield Central Stadium (A)	6,102	3rd	[82]
6	Friday, 4 October (7:15 pm)	St Kilda	3.8 (26)	3.4 (22)	Won by 4 points	Norwood Oval (H)	2,994	5th	[83]
7	Wednesday, 9 October (7:15 pm)	Melbourne	1.8 (14)	2.4 (16)	Lost by 2 points		2,586	5th	[84]
	Sunday, 13 October (5:05 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	4.4 (28)	14.8 (92)	Won by 64 points	Henson Park (A)	1,061	4th	[85]
8	Sunday, 20 October (5:05 pm)	Collingwood	2.1 (13)	8.8 (56)	Won by 43 points	Victoria Park (A)	1,775	3rd	[86]
9	Friday, 25 October (7:15 pm)	North Melbourne	4.9 (33)	6.5 (41)	Lost by 8 points	Norwood Oval (H)	3,275	4th	[87]
10	Friday, 1 November (7:15 pm)	Geelong	4.4 (28)	4.8 (32)	Won by 4 points	Kardinia Park (A)	2,233	4th	[88]

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	North Melbourne (P)	11	10	0	1	656	208	315.4	42	Finals series
2	Hawthorn	11	10	1	0	597	309	193.2	40
3	Brisbane	11	9	2	0	611	335	182.4	36
4	Adelaide	11	8	3	0	494	285	173.3	32
5	Fremantle	11	8	3	0	404	297	136.0	32
6	Port Adelaide	11	7	4	0	431	364	118.4	28
7	Richmond	11	6	4	1	442	337	131.2	26
8	Essendon	11	6	4	1	376	359	104.7	26
9	Melbourne	11	6	5	0	369	420	87.9	24
10	Geelong	11	4	6	1	479	437	109.6	18
11	St Kilda	11	4	7	0	379	396	95.7	16
12	Western Bulldogs	11	4	7	0	291	461	63.1	16
13	West Coast	11	4	7	0	320	509	62.9	16
14	Carlton	11	4	7	0	266	532	50.0	16
15	Sydney	11	3	8	0	395	538	73.4	12
16	Greater Western Sydney	11	1	9	1	374	531	70.4	6
17	Gold Coast	11	1	9	1	311	569	54.7	6
18	Collingwood	11	1	10	0	245	553	44.3	4

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Finals

Adelaide's 2024 AFL Women's Finals series

Match	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ref.
			Scores
QF	Friday, 8 November (7:15 pm)	North Melbourne	5.8 (38)	5.1 (31)	Lost by 7 points	Princes Park	3,689	[89]
SF	Saturday, 16 November (3:05 pm)	Fremantle	7.7 (49)	1.6 (12)	Won by 37 points	Norwood Oval	2,011
PF	Saturday, 23 November (6:30 pm)	Brisbane	7.8 (50)	4.8 (32)	Lost by 18 points	Springfield Central Stadium	4,519

Finals match summaries

Week 1 First qualifying final Friday, 8 November (7:15 pm) North Melbourne 5.8 (38) def. Adelaide 5.1 (31) Princes Park (crowd: 3,689) Report 2.1 (13) 2.1 (13) 5.4 (34) 5.8 (38) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2.0 (12) 3.0 (18) 4.0 (24) 5.1 (31) 2: Eddey 1: T. Randall, Shierlaw, Smith Goals 2: Gould, C. Randall 1: Ponter Riddell, Garner, Eddey, King, Smith Best Marinoff, C. Randall, Gould, Goodwin, J. Allan Week 2 First semi-final Saturday, 16 November (3:05 pm) Adelaide 7.7 (49) def. Fremantle 1.6 (12) Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,011) Report Stats 1.1 (7) 5.3 (33) 7.5 (47) 7.7 (49) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 0.3 (3) 0.4 (4) 1.5 (11) 1.6 (12) Ballard, Levy, Marinoff, Martin, Munyard, Ponter, Randall Goals Seth Marinoff, J. Allan, Newman, Prowse, Randall, Hatchard Best Newton, O'Sullivan, McCarthy, Emma O'Driscoll|O'Driscoll, Strom Week 3 Second preliminary final Saturday, 23 November (6:30 pm) Brisbane 7.8 (50) def. Adelaide 4.8 (32) Brighton Homes Arena (crowd: 4,519) Report Stats 0.3 (3) 2.4 (16) 6.5 (41) 7.8 (50) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 1.3 (9) 3.5 (23) 3.7 (25) 4.8 (32) Davidson 2, Dawes, Ellenger, Hampson, Hodder, C. Svarc Goals Randall 2, Gould, Kustermann Grider, O'Dwyer, Anderson, C. Svarc, Hodder, Davidson, Koenen Best Marinoff, Randall, Biddell, Hatchard, Ponter

Reserves squad

Excludes AFL-listed players. Updated as of round 17, 2024. ^[90]

No.	Name	Games (2024)	Goals (2024)	SANFL games	SANFL goals
12	Jay Boyle	14	5	60	26
14	Hugh Haysman	11	1	11	1
42	Tyler Welsh	8	5	8	5
46	Jack Madgen (c)	14	1	14	1
47	Jayden Davis	3	1	3	1
49	Jarman Sigal	4	0	4	0
50	Darcy Clifford	12	6	12	6
51	Jacob Templeton	1	0	56	27
52	Steve Burton	3	1	3	1
53	Josh Smithson	5	9	12	20
54	Tate Coleman	1	1	14	5
55	Stephen Tahana	16	0	31	0
56	Austin McDonald	7	1	7	1
57	Sam Daniele	6	1	6	1
58	Dylan Whimpress	5	0	5	0
59	Lachlan Thomas	7	0	7	0
60	Harry Boyle	12	2	12	2
61	Jay O'Leary	16	6	16	6

Reserves SANFL season

Regular season

SANFL fixture
Crowd numbers

Adelaide's 2024 SANFL season fixture

Round	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ladder position	Ref.
			Scores
1	Friday, 29 March (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide	14.7 (91)	13.18 (96)	Won by 5 points	Hickinbotham Oval (A)	2,080	5th
2	Saturday, 13 April (2:30 pm)	Central District	15.7 (97)	5.12 (42)	Lost by 55 points	Elizabeth Oval (A)	1,855	6th
3	Saturday, 20 April (2:10 pm)	Glenelg	16.10 (106)	10.8 (68)	Lost by 38 points	Glenelg Oval (A)	2,647	7th
4	Saturday, 27 April (1:10 pm)	North Adelaide	12.12 (84)	10.8 (68)	Lost by 16 points	Prospect Oval (A)	2,005	8th
5	Thursday, 2 May (3:20 pm)	Port Adelaide	16.7 (103)	8.14 (62)	Won by 41 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	–	7th
6	Friday, 10 May (7:40 pm)	Norwood	10.12 (72)	7.12 (54)	Lost by 18 points	Norwood Oval (A)	2,602	8th
7	Saturday, 25 May (2:30 pm)	Sturt	15.12 (102)	6.5 (41)	Lost by 61 points	Unley Oval (A)	2,997	8th
8	Saturday, 1 June (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide	11.8 (74)	7.12 (54)	Lost by 20 points	Richmond Oval (A)	1,102	8th
9	Saturday, 8 June (1:10 pm)	South Adelaide	8.14 (62)	8.7 (55)	Lost by 7 points	Hickinbotham Oval (A)	1,844	9th
10	Saturday, 15 June (3:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens	7.7 (49)	15.12 (102)	Lost by 53 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	–	9th
11	Bye							9th	Bye
12	Saturday, 29 June	Glenelg	7.15 (57)	15.6 (96)	Won by 39 points	Glenelg Oval (A)	1,477	8th
13	Saturday, 6 July	Central District	5.9 (39)	11.9 (75)	Won by 36 points	Elizabeth Oval (A)	1,519	7th
14	Saturday, 13 July	Norwood	14.18 (102)	5.9 (39)	Lost by 63 points	Norwood Oval (A)	1,661	8th
15	Saturday, 20 July	North Adelaide	7.13 (55)	14.9 (93)	Won by 38 points	Prospect Oval (A)	1,291	8th
16	Saturday, 27 July	Woodville-West Torrens	8.12 (60)	11.10 (76)	Won by 16 points	Woodville Oval (A)	–	7th
17	Sunday, 11 August (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide	17.9 (111)	6.7 (43)	Won by 68 points	Adelaide Oval (H)	–	7th
18	Saturday, 17 August	Port Adelaide	6.11 (47)	19.10 (124)	Won by 77 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	–	6th
17	Sunday, 24 August	Sturt	7.18 (60)	5.16 (46)	Lost by 14 points	Unley Oval (A)	4,147	6th

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External links

• Official Website of the Adelaide Football Club
• Official Website of the Australian Football League